burnt_fingers Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 I made 12 jelly jar container candle using 3 types of FOs and 4 sizes (#1, #2, #3 and #5) of square braid wicks. The glass containers are 2.5" diameter. With the initial lighting, the flame is perfect for the first two hours with a 1/4" to 3/8" deep melt pool. By hour 3 the pool is a 1/2" deep and the flame is more like a glowing ember. This happens with each of the four sizes of wicks I used. For the heck of it I poured out the pool and trimmed the wick to just under a 1/2". This worked great for about an hour then the flame dwindles down to a faint ember once again, but the wick itself is 3/8" above the melt pool that is 1/8" deep. Any ideas on why this is happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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